USD Women's Rowing 2009-2010

ANDRIA SHOOK Assistant Coach (3rd Year) - USC

Andria Shook is in her th ird year at USD. Previously, Shook served as USD's Recru iting Co– ordinator and Novice coach where she recruited and held San Diego's largest novice squad to date. Head coach Kim Cupini is impressed that several of the wa lk-on athletes have successfu lly transitioned into the varsity squad and hold integra l roles with in the team. This year Shook's main respons ibilities are to assist the varsity squad and coordinate all recruiting activities.

Whi le coaching the Toreros, Shook continues to compete in the sport of rowing. Most recent results include wins in local regattas such as San Diego's Row for the Cure, third and fifth place fin ishes at the 2009 USRowing Club National Championship in the Senior and Intermediate 1X respectively, and a second place fin ish at the Pacific Coast Rowing Championship in the Open 1x. Before coaching at the University of San Diego, Shook served two seasons as California Yacht Club's junior rowing assistant coach. In her two yea rsat CYC, she helped transform a recreat ional j unior program into a national contender. At nationals, Shook helped lead the CYC team to three grand and two petite finals. Prior to coaching at CYC, Shook was a four-year letter winner at the Univers ity of Southern Ca lifornia. Never having rowed in high school, she wal ked on to the novice squad her Freshman year and was later that season moved up with the varsity. Among her highlights as aTrojan scholar-athlete, she served as team captain in 2004 where she helped lead the Varsity eight to a th ird place finish at the PAC-10 Championships. Other collegiate successes include an 8th and 12th place finish at the NCAA Champ ionships in the Varsity 8. She was named to the All-West Region Team and t he Pac-10 All-Academic team in 2004 as wel l as an All Pac-1 O athlete. She was also awarded honors in 2002-2004 for her academic success. After graduating, Shook placed second at the Head of the Cha rles (2006), first at the San Diego Crew Classic (2007) in the club eight, and 1st and 2nd place at the Masters Nationa l Championshi ps (2006) in the 4X and 8+ respectively. In the summer of 2004, Shook joined Teach for America where she spent three years teaching elementary school in Lynwood, Cal ifornia in conjunction with coaching for CYC. She obtained aMasters degree in Education from Loyola Marymount University. Everett is in his second season with the USD women's rowing team. He transitioned from working with both varsity and novice squads to the Head Novice coach. As assistant coach of the Vars ity team, Everett helped guide the team to a gold medal in the Vars ity 4 division at the WCC Championships and a Berg Cup victory with the Second Varsity 8. In addition to the gold meda ls, the Toreros picked up five si lver medals and a bronze medal in the 2009 season . Everett arrived at USD in 2008 after two seasons as UCLA men's novice rowing coach.While at UCLA, he helped transform a dwindling club program back into a nationa l competitor. At the club nationa ls he helped lead UCLA's novice eight to a sixth place finish against Michigan, Texas, and UC Davis. Prior to coaching at UCLA, Everett was athree-year letter winner at Oregon State University. Among his high lights at OSU, he helped lead the Varsity eight to a four th place finish at PAC-10 Championsh ips and an ninth place finish at the IRA National Championsh ip. Everett started his rowing career rowing as a sophomore in high school for the Newport Aquatic Center; earning two fifth place finishes at the US Rowing Youth Invitational in the quad. GREGORY EVERETT Novice Coach (2nd Year) - Oregon State